Mairghani Maisoon, Sorensen Jan, Elmusharaf Khalifa, Patton Declan, Moore Zena
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
Healthcare Outcomes Research Centre, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland.
J Tissue Viability. 2023 Nov;32(4):465-471. doi: 10.1016/j.jtv.2023.06.007. Epub 2023 Jun 24.
The aims of this study were to assess the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of adult Bahraini patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFU) and to explore factors associated with poor HRQoL.
Cross-sectional HRQoL data were obtained from a sample of patients in active treatment for DFU at a large public hospital in Bahrain. Patient-reported HRQOL was measured using the following instruments: DFS-SF, CWIS and EQ-5D.
The patient sample included 94 patients, with a mean age of 61.8 (SD: 9.9) years, 54 (57.5%) were males, and 68 (72.3%) were native Bahrainis. Poorer HRQoL was found among patients who were unemployed, divorced/widowed, and those with a shorter duration of formal education. Additionally, patients with severe DFUs, persisting ulcers, and a longer duration of diabetes reported statistically significantly poorer HRQoL.
Findings from this study demonstrate a low level of HRQoL among Bahraini patients with DFUs. A longer duration of diabetes, in addition to ulcer severity and status statistically significantly influence HRQoL.
本研究旨在评估巴林成年糖尿病足溃疡（DFU）患者的健康相关生活质量（HRQoL），并探讨与HRQoL较差相关的因素。
横断面HRQoL数据取自巴林一家大型公立医院正在接受DFU积极治疗的患者样本。使用以下工具测量患者报告的HRQOL：DFS-SF、CWIS和EQ-5D。
患者样本包括94名患者，平均年龄61.8（标准差：9.9）岁，54名（57.5%）为男性，68名（72.3%）为巴林本地人。在失业、离异/丧偶以及正规教育时间较短的患者中发现HRQoL较差。此外，患有严重DFU、持续性溃疡以及糖尿病病程较长的患者报告的HRQoL在统计学上显著较差。
本研究结果表明，巴林DFU患者的HRQoL水平较低。除溃疡严重程度和状态外，糖尿病病程较长在统计学上对HRQoL有显著影响。
